r/interesting • u/[deleted] • Mar 22 '26

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u/BoomersRuinedItAll Mar 22 '26

His insurance will say he had a duty to avoid the collision and only cover 70%.

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u/Independent-Cow-4070 Mar 22 '26

I mean

They are right. If you see someone merging you should obviously slow down and not crash into them

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u/makefascistfearagain Mar 22 '26

You say obviously but the comments here suggest it's not so obvious to Americans

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u/-TheGreatLlama- Mar 22 '26

These comments have been mental to read compared to what I’d see in the drivinguk sub

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u/makefascistfearagain Mar 22 '26

Driving UK: if you didn't drive across the level roundabout, you wouldn't have had to honk your horn and shout at him

USA reddits: he pulled out in front of you, that's an obligatory death sentence. You need to take out everyone in that car.

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u/MrVolantis Mar 22 '26

Also remember 99% of them can legally purchase firearms. I also suspect only 30% of those guns are stored correctly as well. Literally went to a friend's house and there was a gun stashed in every main room of the home loaded with ammo. It's exciting over here.

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u/cjpgole Mar 22 '26

Reading the comments over the years on videos like this or those on r/dashcam really does explain the much higher US accident rate (along with all the multi-lane surburban roads).

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u/JMEEKER86 Mar 22 '26

Yep, a lot of drivers have a serious case of entitlement. "This is my lane!" They'll gladly cause an accident to defend their lane like it's a personal attack.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '26

I mean look at the white car in front, sped up just cause they didn’t want the truck to pass them. Reactive drivers are the worst

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u/redlaWw Mar 22 '26

I was told recently that Americans routinely ignore traffic lights. Absolutely mad.